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nighty

[nahy-tee]
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noun, plural night·ies.
  1. nightie.

nightie

or night·y

[nahy-tee]
noun Informal.
  1. a nightgown.

Origin of nightie

First recorded in 1890–95; night(gown) + -ie
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Examples from the Web for nighty

Historical Examples

  • He looked narrowly into the frank, engaging eyes of the boy in the nighty.

    Truxton King

    George Barr McCutcheon

  • The whole matter appeared so painful to them I covered up the offending "nighty" with my dressing-gown, and coughed.

    Red Hair

    Elinor Glyn

  • And she took her little handkerchief out of the pocket of her nighty and began to wipe her eyes with it.

    The Wonderful Bed

    Gertrude Knevels

  • I got to thinking of accidents, and I thought how disagreeable it would be to turn out into the snow in my nighty.

  • Here once on a warm night Holly had appeared in her 'nighty,' having had a bad dream, to have the clutch of it released.

British Dictionary definitions for nighty

nightie

nighty

noun plural nighties
  1. informal short for nightdress
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Word Origin and History for nighty

nightie

n.

1871, short for nightgown; originally a children's word.

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